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SUMMARY:Imperial Sustainability Alumni Network (SAN) presents: Human Impact
 s of Climate Change
DESCRIPTION:\nJoin the Imperial Sustainability Alumni Network (SAN) for a t
 hought-provoking online event exploring the human impact of climate change
  – from health and human rights to the future of decent work.\nWhether y
 ou’re working in sustainability\, looking to grow your network\, or simp
 ly curious about the topic\, this is your chance to be part of a global co
 nversation.  Register now.\nKey details:\nDate: Wednesday 18 March 12.00 
 – 13.30\nLocation: online via Zoom\nCost: free\nRegister: secure your sp
 ot now.\n\n\n\n\nOn the agenda:\n\nOpening remarks on ‘Risks to Human Ri
 ghts’ by Anita Punwani (Civil Engineering 1988\, MBA 1992) and Bhaska
 r Neel (MSc Bioengineering 2010)\, SAN Committee Co-Chairs.\nExploring 
 ‘Rapid attribution of heatwave health burden to human-induced climate ch
 ange’ with Dr Garyfallos Konstantinoudis\, Lecturer at Imperial’s Gr
 antham Institute – Climate Change and the Environment.\nDiscussion of 
 ‘Decent Work and Climate Change’ with Dr Bethany Jackson\, Senior Res
 earch Fellow in Geography and Rights Lab Lead in Decent Work and Climate C
 hange Risks at University of Nottingham.\nThe social dimensions of ESG in 
 financial sector disclosures with Veroniki Zerva\, ESG Strategy Expert\, A
 lpha Bank.\nQ&A moderated by Apostolia Matraki (MEng Bioengineering 2012
 ) – SAN committee member\nClosing remarks by Christopher Baker-Brian (
 MEng Electrical & Electronic Engineering 2010) – SAN committee member\n\
 nSpeakers\nAnita Punwani\n\n\nAnita Punwani (co-Chair of SAN) is the UK
 ’s Head of Delegation in developing the international standard for the U
 N Sustainable Development Goals and takes a global governance and ethics f
 raming of social and environmental governance. During a 30-year career in 
 sustainable development\, Anita has advised senior officials in UK governm
 ent on the risks to the Thames Gateway Regeneration Programme\, including 
 the London 2012 Olympic & Paralympic Games\, as well as managing risks to 
 prioritise front-line service delivery on a cross-governmental £21.5B Eff
 iciency Programme. Her work with teams at Save the Children focused on pro
 tecting children and giving them a voice in their future. \nDr Bethany Ja
 ckson\n\nDr Bethany Jackson\, Nottingham Research Fellow\, School of Geogr
 aphy and Lead on Decent Work and Climate Change Risks\, Rights Lab\, Unive
 rsity of Nottingham\, investigates the links between climatic/environmenta
 l change and decent work. Her focus on the ecological dimensions of human 
 vulnerability explores how communities can become more resilient to ecolog
 ical threats through the lens of worker rights and climate justice. Dr Jac
 kson’s work has explored many geographies\, including in Asia and Africa
 \, as well as sectors\, including the UK and US food systems. \nDr Garyfa
 llos Konstantinoudis\n\n\nGary is an Assistant Professor and Imperial Coll
 ege Research Fellow at the Grantham Institute for Climate Change and the 
 Environment. Gary studied mathematics and statistics and did a PhD in Epi
 demiology in Switzerland. Gary was one of the lead authors of the first ev
 er rapid health attribution analysis. Currently\, he leads the Climate and
  Health group at Grantham\, investigating health vulnerabilities during th
 e climate change era.\nVeroniki Zerva\n\nVeroniki’s impact-driven experi
 ence spans financial services\, foundations\, and public affairs for corpo
 rates and the EU bodies. Over the past few years\, she has been working cl
 osely with C-Level Executives\, standard setters\, and regulatory bodies t
 o lead more transparent\, interoperable\, and just data disclosures.\nSinc
 e 2024 Veroniki joined Alpha Bank’s Governance and Sustainability depart
 ment where she provides strategic insight on the Group’s ESG disclosures
  and sustainability reporting requirements under the CSRD. Previously she 
 worked for Accounting for Sustainability (A4S)\, Moody’s Corporation and
  Vigeo Eiris in ESG market strategy and stakeholder sustainability. Past e
 xperiences also include work with the European Parliament and European Com
 mission\, and the support of European startups in the Greentech\, Fintech\
 , and Healthtech spaces.’\nImperial Sustainability Alumni Network\nThe I
 mperial Sustainability Alumni Network launched in June 2025. The goals of 
 the network are:\n\nTo cultivate collaboration between alumni\, industry l
 eaders and Imperial academics in the fields of sustainability\, climate an
 d green energy.\nTo unite alumni professionals interested or working in su
 stainability\, to share knowledge and expertise.\nTo support Imperial’s 
 commitment in the sustainability sector and related initiatives.\n\nThe Ne
 twork is led by its committee of alumni volunteers\, who are working to de
 velop a programme of activity that will support professional development\,
  lifelong learning and networking opportunities for alumni. The new alumni
  network launches alongside Imperial’s new School of Convergence Science
 \, Sustainability.\nFor more information on the Sustainability Alumni Netw
 ork see here.
URL:https://www.imperial.ac.uk/events/201683/imperial-sustainability-alumni
 -network-san-presents-human-impacts-of-climate-change/
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